Anger is a more noble emotion than indifference.

It's easier to be old than young. You make just as many blunders, but you've become much more adept at not recognizing them.

My lousy way of getting it done is better than your great way of not doing it.

Most aspiring screenwriters simply don't spend enough time choosing their concept. It's by far the most common mistake I see in spec scripts. The writer has lost the race right from the gate. Months - sometimes years - are lost trying to elevate a film idea that by its nature probably had no hope of ever becoming a movie.

It is a rare man who can prevail in the face of comfort. Freedom is fragile and elusive, for rarely does the appreciation of it exceed the pleasure of being able to tell others what to do. There is but one tick on the accuracy scale between 'optimism' and 'denial.'

Success is less rare than the courage to attempt it.

Most will choose to leave someone who can't bear to see them go.